1621. In the Latin Rite the celebration of marriage between two Catholic faithful normally takes place during Holy Mass, because of the connection of all the sacraments with the Paschal mystery of Christ.120 In the Eucharist the memorial of the New Covenant is realized, the New Covenant in which Christ has united himself for ever to the Church, his beloved bride for whom he gave himself up.121 It is therefore fitting that the spouses should seal their consent to give themselves to each other through the offering of their own lives by uniting it to the offering of Christ for his Church made present in the Eucharistic sacrifice, and by receiving the Eucharist so that, communicating in the same Body and the same Blood of Christ, they may form but “one body” in Christ.122
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251. How is Christian initiation brought about?
61. In what way are angels present in the life of the Church?
188. What is the vocation of the lay faithful?
126. What place does the Resurrection of Christ occupy in our faith?
325. What are the degrees that make up the sacrament of Holy Orders?
416. In what does the natural moral law consist?
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Justification by Faith: What Does the Bible Say? (Romans 1:17)
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